Destruction and Disposal Policy

African Union

In June 2006, as a member of the African Union, Angola adopted an African Common Position to take to the Conference to Review the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA), held in June 20062425

Southern African Development Community

As a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Angola signed the SADC Declaration Concerning Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials in March 2001. This laid the ground for the August, 2001 adoption of the legally binding SADC Protocol on Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials26

In November 2010, as a member of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC), Angola adopted the Central Africa Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition, Parts and Components that can be used for their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly, known as the ‘Kinshasa Convention. A legally binding multilateral treaty for which UNSAC is depository, the Kinshasa Convention has since been signed, but not yet ratified2728 by Angola

UNPoA Commitment

On 21 July 2001, Angola committed to a consensus decision of the United Nations to adopt, support and implement the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects32

UNPoA Implementation Monitor Score

In its UN small arms Programme of Action Implementation Monitor (PoAIM Phase 1), the Small Arms Survey scored Angola against its commitments to the PoA, then ranked it at No. 14033343536 among 159 Member States

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Angola.2014.‘Number of Weapons Collected (2013-2014).’ National Report of the Republic of Angola on Its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA).New York NY:Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations,8 July. (Q12518)Full Citation

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Angola.2008.‘Number of Weapons Collected (2008).’ National Report of the Republic of Angola on Its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA).New York NY:Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations,1 January. (Q12524)Full Citation

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Angola.2006.‘Number of Weapons Collected (2002-2005).’ National Report of the Republic of Angola on Its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA).New York NY:Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations,1 June. (Q12525)Full Citation

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Angola.2014.‘Number of Weapons Destroyed (2013-2014).’ National Report of the Republic of Angola on Its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA).New York NY:Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations,8 July. (Q12519)Full Citation

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Angola.2012.‘Number of Weapons Destroyed (2012).’ National Report of the Republic of Angola on Its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA).New York NY:Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations,5 September. (Q12521)Full Citation

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UNGA.2001.‘United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition.’ UN General Assembly Resolution 55/255.New York, NY:UN General Assembly,31 May. (Q17)Full Citation

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Citation for this Article

Alpers, Philip and Marcus Wilson. 2017. Angola — Gun Facts, Figures and the Law.Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney. GunPolicy.org, 12 January.Accessed 26 September 2017. at: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/angola